God called me a goat

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DevinD

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
 

Jewel5712

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
No Goat..thats not God..God shows you through prayer and His word what you are to Him..you dont have to DO anything..God knows your heart

God doesnt have his only Son sacrificed to save goats ;)
 
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UnderGrace

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
God does not speak to us through cloud formations.
 

Jewel5712

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
Clouds can inspire and awe a person as they look at Gods handiwork but we shouldnt take it for anything more. Often when people are distressed and looking for a 'sign" they see what they want to see amd nit nexissarily whats MEANT to be or real
 

Deade

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
Besides, God does not talk to us in an accusatory manner. That is the god of this world system way of doing things. The devil accuses and God excuses.

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pjharrison

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
God didn't call you a goat, you did. What are you feeling guilty for. You are condemning yourself for some reason. Only you and God knows why.
 

Dino246

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
I'd suggest that you research how God speaks to people in Scripture. By all means believe that He does, but don't assume that every possible wisp is Him speaking. John Eldredge has written on this; I recommend his books.
 
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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
You think a Goat is a bad thing, huh... Well let me show you what I mean...

 

Shamah

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Do His Will

John/Yahanan 14:26, “But the Comforter; the Holy Spirit which YHWH will send in My Name will teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I (Yahshua/Jesus) have said to you.”

John/Yahanan 6:63, “It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words (Instructions) that I (Yahshua/Jesus) speak to you, they are Spirit, and they are life everlasting.”

John 14:23-24, “יהושע answered him, “If anyone loves Me, he shall guard My Word. And My Father shall love him, and We shall come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not guard My Words. And the Word which you hear is not Mine but of the Father Who sent Me.”

Mat 25:31-46, “And when the Son of Aḏam comes in His esteem, and all the set-apart messengers with Him, then He shall sit on the throne of His esteem. And all the nations shall be gathered before Him, and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the Sovereign shall say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the reign prepared for you from the foundation of the world for I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me. Then the righteous shall answer Him, saying, ‘Master, when did we see You hungry and we fed You, or thirsty and gave You to drink? And when did we see You a stranger and took You in, or naked and clothed You? And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and we came to You? And the Sovereign shall answer and say to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me. He shall then also say to those on the left hand, ‘Go away from Me, accursed ones, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his messengers for I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, was naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me. Then they also shall answer Him, saying, ‘Master, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve You? Then He shall answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.”

Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you”

Proverbs 3:5-7, “Trust in יהוה with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; Know Him in all your ways, And He makes all your paths straight Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear יהוה and turn away from evil.”
 

mystic7

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When I was a young Christian, I committed sin (gossip) I knew it was wrong but I got caught up in the moment. The lord convicted my heart and I asked for forgiveness. But the Devil kept tormenting me of the sin. (didn’t recognise his voice) and I kept asking the lord to forgive me.
Then one day the Lord asked me “what does my word says about Me forgiving sins I relied Psalms 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Then the lord said “Believe it” After, each time the Devil tried to condemn me, I quoted that scripture, then he never returned.
Bro, you know you gave your life to Christ, so you are a sheep, part of His fold, Believe it and walk in peace
God Bless you
 

Blain

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
It seems you do not yet know how to hear his voice my friend,. First you need understand that you cannot take a message from the shape of clouds that is something that can only be done by personal interpretation. Secondly the fact you were listening to mercy me and in tears should be evidence enough that he did not call you a goat. Those tears of being touched are tears from your soul and such tears are so precious to him, he would never call you a goat from that because you were worshiping him. You may not have known it at the time but there are many forms of worship even if in the form of tears. Many miss that fact and worship him without even realizing it, every tear from being touched and every time your heart is moved or impacted by him is your soul worshiping him and showing the depth of your love and devotion without even speaking it.
 

Nehemiah6

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How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
A goat would not voice this sentiment, so you are clearly a sheep.

Now go and listen to the Shepherd.
 

Shamah

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I don't know your situation, only you and Yah knows. Nobody can tell you what He told you that is for you do discern.
But from what you said, maybe it was chastening? I have have been chastened a number of times, sometimes very seriously.

Hebrews 12:3-17, “For consider Him who endured such opposition from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and faint in your lives."4, You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."5, And you have forgotten the appeal which speaks to you as to sons, “My son, do not despise the discipline of יהוה, nor faint when you are reproved by Him,"6, for whom יהוה loves, He disciplines, and flogs every son whom He receives.” (Pro 3:11-12) "7, If you endure discipline, Yah is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline?"8, But if you are without discipline, of which all have become sharers, then you are illegitimate and not sons."9, Moreover, we indeed had fathers of our flesh disciplining us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?"10, For they indeed disciplined us for a few days as seemed best to them, but He does it for our profit, so that we might share His apartness."11, And indeed, no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but grievous, but afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it."12, So, strengthen the hands which hang down and the weak knees, Isa 35:3."13, and make straight paths for your feet, lest the lame be turned aside, but instead, to be healed."14, Pursue peace with all, and pursue apartness without which no one shall see the Master."15, See to it that no one falls short of the favor of Yah, that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, by which many become defiled,"16, lest there be anyone who whores, or profane one, like Ěsaw, who for a single meal sold his birthright. 17, For you know that afterward, when he wished to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it with tears.”

Proverbs 3:11, “My son, do not despise the discipline of יהוה, And do not loathe His reproof; For whom יהוה loves He reproves, As a father the son whom he delights in.”

Matthew 18:10-13,10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in the heavens their messengers always see the face of My Father who is in the heavens."11 “For the Son of Aḏam has come to save what was lost."12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, would he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains, going to seek the one that is straying?"13 “And if he should find it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray."
 

blue_ladybug

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God does not speak to us through cloud formations.
Clouds can inspire and awe a person as they look at Gods handiwork but we shouldnt take it for anything more. Often when people are distressed and looking for a 'sign" they see what they want to see amd nit nexissarily whats MEANT to be or real

Baloney.. The day Tequila went "home" I looked up at the sky and saw a cloud in the shape of a cat, and another cloud in the shape of a cross. God DOES give us signs if we ask, even if it's in the form of a cloud. :) And NO, I wasn't "seeing what I wanted to see" just because I was grieving. The clouds were there, they were real. And several times I have looked up at the sky and seen clouds in different shapes. I've even seen the devil's face in the clouds.
 

Adstar

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?
Do you believe Jesus? His teachings, His Words..
Do you trust 100% in the atonement Jesus secured by His death on the cross that pays the penalty for all your sins?

It might be the case that you need to go back to the basics of Christianity 101 to discover if the foundations of your beliefs have the Cornerstone of the LORD Jesus Christ..
 

Jewel5712

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Baloney.. The day Tequila went "home" I looked up at the sky and saw a cloud in the shape of a cat, and another cloud in the shape of a cross. God DOES give us signs if we ask, even if it's in the form of a cloud. :) And NO, I wasn't "seeing what I wanted to see" just because I was grieving. The clouds were there, they were real. And several times I have looked up at the sky and seen clouds in different shapes. I've even seen the devil's face in the clouds.
Soooo..you dont think its coincidental that you saw a cat and cross in the clouds the day your cat died? Hmmm
 

blue_ladybug

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Soooo..you dont think its coincidental that you saw a cat and cross in the clouds the day your cat died? Hmmm

Nope.. because I didn't even ask for a sign that she was okay. So explain that.. hmmmm
 

blue_ladybug

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God gives us signs in any form. Even if we DON'T ask for one. JMO
 

NayborBear

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I was driving home today and I asked God to speak to me. I was listening to MercyMe and crying my eyes out. Then I looked up at the sun and saw a cloud. I couldn’t tell if it was a sheep or goat, but it resembled more of a goat. I researched this and saw what goat means in the Bible. I’m so upset. What am I doing wrong? How can I show God that I do love him and that I want to live my life for him?

Sometimes, in one's imagination, the "dots" one connects in the "forming" of a picture, at a particular instant, may well be God trying to get one to let go of that particular aspect of one's imagination, and give "that" TO Him!